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Protea

Pink Mink Protea

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Protea

Species

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Protea is a genus of flowers in the family Proteaceae, consisting of tropical African shrubs.

1 List of species (selection)

King protea (Protea cynaroides)
Common sugar bush (Protea caffra)
Sugar bush (Protea mellifera)
Pink mink protea (Protea neriifolia)
Sugar bush, (Protea repens)

While proteas grow in a number of locations around the world, they are prominent in the fynbos region of South Africa.

2 External links

A large project has been underway to catalog proteas in South Africa, called the Protea Atlas Project. A number of excellent images of proteas and protea-related plants and animals is available at the site.

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